Fresh paint-How long to wait....

[choijw2]

Bump.

I have a customer coming in this weekend, and he just installed new fender and getting it painted tomorrow.
So... it will be in my garage only 2 days after painted.

I was planning to go with HD speed, but I guess its best to mask fresh paint area and just go around it.

[Mike Phillips]

I heard or read somewhere that Optimum spray wax can be used on fresh paint, can anybody here confirm if this true to their claim? Thanks!

Dr. David Ghodoussi states this product is safe for fresh paint and he's a lot smarter than I am.

What I share in my articles is two basic things...

1: What's the hurry?
2: Not a single paint manufacture recommends sealing their paint system till at least 30 days have passed.


My comment...
I've seen fresh paint sealed before 30 days air cure and I've never seen a problem because of it. But my question remains the same...

What's the hurry?

Bump.

I have a customer coming in this weekend, and he just installed new fender and getting it painted tomorrow.
So... it will be in my garage only 2 days after painted.

I was planning to go with HD speed, but I guess its best to mask fresh paint area and just go around it.

If it is your plan to not wax or SEAL fresh paint or the request of your customer, then it wouldn't hurt to mask off the fresh paint section. I would use a cover up towel like we sell here instead of paper or plastic.


Autogeek Detailing Cover-Up Towel, beach towel





But if it were me, with no input from the owner, I would probably just work around it and not cover it up.

Then, tell the owner why I didn't seal the fresh paint on their car and also ask them to bring the car back in 28 days or sometime around the 30 day mark and offer to complimentary polish and seal that area.

[choijw2]

Thanks for the quick respond Mike!